Hi all, just joined up in the hope I can get some good advice here.
I've just disposed of "Rusty", a 91 V8 Rangie, who really lived up to his name. Still, I own a welder so it wasn't that that got him, it was an engine out job that I finally baulked at. Just don't have the time.
So now I need a replacement but I'm in a quandry as to what to go for. I could stretch to £4-5k but would prefere to spend something like £3.5k. It'll be my main transport though I don't do much mileage these days. I'm after a diesel this time 'cos 15-18mpg just isn't funny. The plan is to do some off roading, mostly green lanes with the odd play in a quarry. Longer term I'd like to do a Morroco trip, always wanted to drive in the Sahara....
So the obvious choice is Disco versus Defender 90. The disco is likely to be cheaper and more comfy but there's a lot more to go wrong in there. Defenders I've looked at seem to be going for silly money despite having very obvious serious faults. That said faults on a defender look a lot easier to sort out than similar problems on a disco...
All opinions most welcome.
Thanks.
I've just disposed of "Rusty", a 91 V8 Rangie, who really lived up to his name. Still, I own a welder so it wasn't that that got him, it was an engine out job that I finally baulked at. Just don't have the time.
So now I need a replacement but I'm in a quandry as to what to go for. I could stretch to £4-5k but would prefere to spend something like £3.5k. It'll be my main transport though I don't do much mileage these days. I'm after a diesel this time 'cos 15-18mpg just isn't funny. The plan is to do some off roading, mostly green lanes with the odd play in a quarry. Longer term I'd like to do a Morroco trip, always wanted to drive in the Sahara....
So the obvious choice is Disco versus Defender 90. The disco is likely to be cheaper and more comfy but there's a lot more to go wrong in there. Defenders I've looked at seem to be going for silly money despite having very obvious serious faults. That said faults on a defender look a lot easier to sort out than similar problems on a disco...
All opinions most welcome.
Thanks.
